GUIDEBOOK FOR 1939 
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MARY ELIZABETH 105 *—ftt Dec. Pure, 
opaque white with strong, rich, creamy 
yellow throat. Beautifully ruffled. Thick, 
waxy substance. One of the most beau¬ 
tiful of all Decoratives. Ideal cutting 
habits. For years we have been praising 
and recommending this variety for all 
purposes. Now reasonably priced. N.E.G. 
S. (5th yr.), E.S.G.S., Metro, Ohio and 
la., all ’37. N.E.G.S., Conn., Pa., Ohio, 
our 1st Ind., two firsts at E.S.G.S. (we 
noticed one of them beat Shirley Temple 
and the other had 13 open on the 2nd day) 
Sectional Champion at both Ill. and Wise, 
and sweepstakes award of “Most Beautiful 
Bloom in the Show” at Canadian National 
show (via bulb furnished by us in hands 
of novice exhibitor), all ’38. Voted best 
cream, N.E.G.S. symp. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.04(100,2.75) 8.02(100,1.50) Bits (100,- 
. 20 ) 
SHIRLEY TEMPLE 100 ***—fJJ Exh 
Light cream, approaching white. Vivid 
throat mark of rich cream. Florets creased 
and ruffled, leathery texture, averaging 
larger than Picardy and blooms from 
bulblets have measured over 6}/2 inches. 
6-8 open, 18 to 20 bud, 5-6 ft. tall, well 
foliaged, excellent propagator, blooms out 
remarkably when cut. If you plan to 
bloom out on the plant spikes from large 
bulbs in hottest weather, we suggest staking 
to play safe. Ind. and Md., ’38. L.75 M.40 
S.20 Blts(100,2.50) 
BUFF 
AMULET 93 *—ft Dec. Clear capucine 
orange buff. Heavily ruffled. Has a peachy 
tone not found in Wasaga. Both Amrita 
and Amulet are Picardy X Wasaga crosses, 
probably from the same pod. We feel 
certain that Amulet is the more desirable 
of the two. A.M., C.G.S., ’36, A.M. Metro., 
’37. 82.00 Bits .50 (Bulbs were $10. each 
last yr.) 
DUNA 90 *—t Dec Clear, soft, light pinky 
buff, bit yellow at base. Back of petals a 
shade darker, 5-6 open on medium tall 
spike. High in color values and we like it 
Our firsts at Ohio, ’35, A.G.S., ’36, Ind., 
’38. Records show 8 firsts, ’37 and in 3 
shows in la., also Pa., Mich, and N.E.G.S., 
’38. 12th in N.E.G.S. symp. and leads 
there in its color class. L.06(100,4.00) 
M.04(100,2.20) Bits (100,.15) 
P.\RADISE 92 *—ft Dec. Another fine 
gladiolus from Mr. Pruitt. Apricot buff 
shading to yellow in throat, touched with 
minute red hair lines. Vigorous grower, 
making fine, long spikes. Grants Pass, ’36 
Mich., ’37. Mah., Md., Sioux City and 
sectional champ at Yakima, ’38. L.IO 
(100,7.00) M.06(100,4.00) 8.03(100,2.00) 
Bits (100,.20) 
WA8AGA 95 *—t Dec. Clear, glowing golden 
buff. Bit waved and ruffled. Substance 
unequal to that of Duna, but taller, and 
also has high color value. (Am.) A.G.S., 
(Am.) C.G.S., B.G.S., Ames, Ind. and 
N.E.G.S., ’37. Ind., E. Bay, Cedar Rapids, 
Ames, Pa., and sectional Dec. Champ in 
both Com’l (ours) and Am. divisions, Ohio, 
’38. L.06(100,4.00) M.03(100,1.75) Bits 
( 100 ,. 10 ) 
LIGHT* PINK 
CAMELLIA 90 * + tJ| Dec. We have grown 
about every white with red blotch offered 
in the last ten years, hoping to find one 
we were willing to catalog. Clean, pink 
toned white, with a rather small, vivid 
orange scarlet blotch on a cream ground. 
Appears to have commercial qualities. 
5 inch florets, 6-7 open, about 20 buds, 
spikes tall and straight. Good propagator. 
Does nor have a show background but it 
scored 100% “A” votes in the C.G.S. 
symp. and would have nosed out Rosemarie 
Pfitzer for best Blush White had there 
been 3 more such votes. We suggest you 
work up a little stock while we all get a bit 
better acquainted with this promising new 
one of Mr. Palmer’s. 8.60 Bits .08. 
D. A. HAY 88 ftt Exh. A bright shade 
of light pink not to be found elsewhere in 
this color group. Blending well into a 
large, white throat. 10 or more open. 
Spike ensemble about perfect. Five years 
of experience with this variety and we 
have yet to see a crooked spike or a 
floret wilt in the sun. From the cut 
flower point of view, this is a real “bread 
and butter” glad. Our firsts both Ohio and 
A.G.S., ’35. A.M., Ballarat, ’36. Yakima, 
’37. L.10(100,7.50) M.06(100,5.00) 8.03 
(100,2.00) Bits (100,.40) 
MANAWATU 93 *—1| Dec. Com. Light 
pink, feathered somewhat deeper. Fairly 
tall with thin, wiry stem. An Australian 
variety supposed to be straight but some 
of our spikes showed a tendency to crook 
in the hottest season. This one is quite in¬ 
expensive to test in your locality. L.20 
M.IO 8.05 Bits (100,1.00) 
MERRY WIDOW 100 ***—Exh. Ver> 
light blush pink, approaching white, one 
ruby pencil stripe through center lip, 
Slightly hooded but widely flaring. Sub 
stance fair, about as Jubilee. Merry 
Widow was the Grand Champion Seed 
ling at the Stambaugh Hall show of the 
Mah. G.S., ’31, where it was shown with 
an S}4 inch dia. floret At the Ohio 
Great Lakes Expo, show, '36, it won for 
largest flower in the show and was around 
2 inches larger than its closest rival. Here, 
one party declared it was reminiscent of 
the famous Merry Widow hats. Hence 
